Lock-hopple



E. L. WHITE.

LOCK HOPPLE.

(No Model.)

No. 394,669. Patented Dec. 18, 1888.

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ELSHA LAFAYETTE \YHITE, OF HANDLEY, TEXAS.

LOCK-HOPPLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,669, dated December 18, 1888.

Application filed April 9, 1888.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELIsHA LAFAYETTE VHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Handley, in the county of Tarrant and State of TeXas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lock-Hopples, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hopples for horses, stock, and other domestic animals; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a hopple embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device unlocked and with the leather band removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the lock--case with the lid and inner portion removed. Fig. a is a transverse section on the line sc, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the lock-case with only the lid or cover removed. Fig. G represents views of diferent modifications of the recesses in the end of the key, which recesses engage corresponding projections on the journal of the latch-hook in the lock.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A des- I ignates the metallic cuff, made in two semicircular sections, B C, connected by the hingejoint a. At the free end of the section B is the latch-hook b, designed to engage a similar latch-hook within the cylindrical lock hereinafter described, the said end being made concave at b on each side of the latchhook b, to rest against and fit upon the outer surface of said cylindrical lock. The portion of the section C forming the hinge-joint a is provided with an outstanding projection, c, perforated to engage a lap-ring, c", to which the chain c2, connecting the two cuffs, is engaged.

D is a leather band provided with transverse slits d, at suitable distances apart to form the loops d', which engage over the outside of the sections, the band forming a lining to the metal cuff and protecting the leg of the animal therefrom.

On the free end of the section C is the lock E, having a cylindrical casing, e, provided in Serial No. 270,027. (No model.)

l its side with the latch-opening e', into which the latch-hook b enters.

F is a latch-hook similar to and engaging with the latch-hook b, but journaled in the bottom of the casing e and in the transverse partition f within said casing, one of which journals f is extended and has its end shaped to engage a corresponding recess in the end of a key, f2.

G is a double-armed curved spring, having its flattened end g bolted to the bottom ot' the casing, and with its middle bent portion, g, bearing on the back of the latch-hook F and pressing it into engagement with the other latch-hook.

H is a cap-piece fitted into the lock-casing above the partition f, and provided with a central opening, 7L, that constitutes the keyhole. The said cap and partition are connected to thel lock-case by the rivet lz.

I is a lid or cover having a stem, i, that passes through the cap-piece, partition, and bottom ot' the lock-case at a point opposite the rivet h', and has its end upset outside the said casing. The said stem depends from the lid, near the edge thereof, so that the lid can be turned on the casing to cover the keyopening z and exclude mud and dirt `fromthe lock.

The stem i has upon 'it a block, K, having two shoulders, le k. These shoulders bear against the outer arm ot' the spring G, and retain the lid respectively in its open and closed positions. The end ot' the journal j" is engaged by the recessed key f2, and the latch-hook E turned thereby and disengaged from the latch-hook 5. The spring (i causes the latch-hook E to engage the latter latchhook.

There are two of the described devices connected by the chain c2. They may be put on the two front legs, the two hind legs, or one front and one hind leg of an animal.

Having described my invention, I claim- In a hopple, the combination of the semicircular section B, provided at its free end with the latch-hook Z1 and concave edge b', and the semicircular section C, provided with the perforated projection c for the attachment of the lap-ring c", and with the lock E,

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In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I my own I have hereto axed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ELISHA LAFAYETTE THITI Titnessesz IRBY DUNKLIN, JOSEPH MoDoNALD. 

